tributary
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“To allow such an important tributary to run dry as the salmon are returning is indefensible,” Chichizola said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Scientists are looking at the possibility that an ice-rock avalanche fell into a tributary of Rasuwa district’s Trishuli River, displacing a large amount of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"We have, from source to mouth, the entire River Test and major tributary areas covered by this monitoring equipment" explains member of the Pan Parish River Pollution Forum and local Lib Dem councillor, Geoff Cooper.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The park leads on to the Grand Union Canal Walk and is bordered by the River Brent, a tributary of the River Thames.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Rondon read his Order of the Day, which was to officially name the tributary.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Both are tributaries of the Klamath River, where Chinook and coho salmon swim upstream to spawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In Serbia, the levels are also very low on the Sava and Tisa, which are both tributaries of the Danube.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Lakes are being drained to feed the Po and its tributaries, but at the current rate, the reserves will run out within weeks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The Army Corps of Engineers has identified silted-up chokepoints throughout the greater delta and its tributaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The river’s floodplain and that of its tributaries take up another 5 to 10 percent of the basin.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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